Monthly Archives: May 2015

climate changes, part 1 – June 1

6.1.2015 the God of all creation loves it all   but we forget and think it’s only us.   when the mountain creaks, the earth shudders, the waves flow   Pele is stretching her shoulders, easing a burden, releasing a … Continue reading

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Kyrie – May 31

5.31.2015 mortality creeps in on little scabs   unhealing wounds ever so small.   at a certain age the wheel turns   and something, something,   will be a turning that won’t retreat.   the mind knows it but not … Continue reading

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adjusting – May 29

5.29.2015 we wake slowly go splash in the waves then return for a bite of lunch and nap   afternoon walk prepares us for dinner and a mai-tai on a shoreview lanai.   adjusting. ——————–

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Iolani Palace – May 28

5.28.2015 uneasy lies the head that wears the crown   so Kalākaua built his palace to fend   the closing in presences from   America. ————————–

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feral noses – May 24

5.24.2015 you can tell the feral cats   their noses are all torn   from the battle.   just like us. ————-

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small tangible pleasures – May 22

5.22.2015 slice eggplant and quarter ditto sweet onion, then bask in the aromas   minute decisions   garlic, shitake mushroom, salt, pepper, olive oil   whatever else feels like it might work in nicely   small tangible pleasures on the … Continue reading

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mauka – May 21

5.21.2015 virgin forests look more primitive than imagined   underbrush, decaying old lives, vibrant new answering only   to the push of life within them, feral anything.   the beast looks steadily into our eyes   up here everything is … Continue reading

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VOG – May 20

5.20.2105 I’ve been up for two hours sitting in my pajamas with a bowl of cheerios in my hand and a blank stare.   there must be something in the air. ————————

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shallow joys – May 18

5.18.2015 a shower, a glass of wine and a great dinner.   what more could you ask?   Andy Griffith on channel four. —————–

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pots of gold – May 19

5.19.2015 fine mist sprays a turn of head and the arc of sky opens rainbow   above the trees down into laval scrub it sings of pots of gold. ————–

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